The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... appeared to me to be undoubtedly Johnson's . I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem before I had the honour of Dr. John- son's acquaintance . " I however was so much ...
... appeared to me to be undoubtedly Johnson's . I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem before I had the honour of Dr. John- son's acquaintance . " I however was so much ...
Page 41
... appeared since The Provoked Husband , and that there had not been of late any such character exhibited on the stage as that of Croaker . I observed it was the Suspirius of his Rambler . He said , Goldsmith had owned he had borrowed it ...
... appeared since The Provoked Husband , and that there had not been of late any such character exhibited on the stage as that of Croaker . I observed it was the Suspirius of his Rambler . He said , Goldsmith had owned he had borrowed it ...
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... never dined out . He appeared to be deeply engaged in some literary work . Miss Williams was now with him at Oxford . " - BOSWELL . 9 His lordship having frequently spoken in an abusive manner ETAT . 60. ] 57 DR . JOHNSON .
... never dined out . He appeared to be deeply engaged in some literary work . Miss Williams was now with him at Oxford . " - BOSWELL . 9 His lordship having frequently spoken in an abusive manner ETAT . 60. ] 57 DR . JOHNSON .
Page 76
... appeared , for the only time I suppose in his life , as a witness in a court of justice , being called to give evidence to the character of Mr. Baretti , who , having stabbed a man in the street , was arraigned at the Old Bailey for ...
... appeared , for the only time I suppose in his life , as a witness in a court of justice , being called to give evidence to the character of Mr. Baretti , who , having stabbed a man in the street , was arraigned at the Old Bailey for ...
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... appeared with peculiar lustre , when tried against those of a writer of such fame as lord Kames , and that too in his lordship's own department . This masterly argument , after being prefaced and con- cluded with some sentences of my ...
... appeared with peculiar lustre , when tried against those of a writer of such fame as lord Kames , and that too in his lordship's own department . This masterly argument , after being prefaced and con- cluded with some sentences of my ...
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